sweepmen

Updated: May 16, 2025

Life preservers were dragged out within easy reach, the sweepmen replaced their boots with rubber-soled canvas ties and cleared their platform of every nail and splinter. When all were ready, Bruce swung off his hat and laid both hands upon his sweep. "Throw off the lines," he said quietly and his black eyes took on a steady shine.

Caroline Lockhart - The Man from the Bitter Roots